May faces House of Lords defeat over post-Brexit rights of EU nationals

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May faces her first defeat over her plan to trigger Britain's exit from the European Union, with parliament's upper house set to vote on Wednesday in favour of forcing her to guarantee the future rights of EU nationals.

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Oil rises as OPEC sticks to output pledges

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil reversed earlier losses on Wednesday as investors took heart from strict OPEC compliance with its pledge to cut output, although evidence of increasing U.S. production capped gains.

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Norway did not violate mass killer Breivik's human rights: court

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway has not violated the human rights of mass killer Anders Behring Breivik despite his charges of abuse since he was jailed for massacring 77 people in 2011, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday.

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Snap to price long-awaited IPO on Wednesday amid signs of brisk demand

(Reuters) - Snap Inc, owner of popular messaging app Snapchat, will price its initial public offering after the U.S. stock market closes on Wednesday in the most eagerly awaited technology IPO since Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba went public in 2014.

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UK factory growth slows, but still set for strong first quarter - PMI

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's factory sector grew more slowly than expected in February but still looks set to help the economy keep up its strong, post-Brexit vote momentum in early 2017, a survey showed on Wednesday.

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Deutsche Boerse prepared for future as independent company - CEO

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse's chief executive said it was regrettable that the London Stock Exchange had decided not to sell its trading platform in Italy, all but ending a planned merger, but said the German group could continue on its own.

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European shares bounce on results, basic resource stocks

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares gained on Wednesday, with results driving specific stock moves, while basic resources were the top sector performers after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged $1 trillion of infrastructure spending in his first speech to Congress.

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